Bruce Dessau
Events
Reading Bastille Day: Inside the heart of town’s ever-popular French festival
For nearly a decade and a half, Reading’s Bastille Day Festival has quietly blossomed into one of the town’s most distinctive cultural celebrations –...
Events
Vive la France! 2-day Bastille celebrations coming to Reading this weekend
Bastille Day is to once again be celebrated in Reading’s Forbury Gardens, and the event is so big that it takes place across a...
Events
Nettlebed Folk Club at 50: A feast of folk to mark big anniversary – and you can enjoy it from the comfort of your...
How about this for the ultimate Nettlebed Folk Club line-up? Cara Dillon, Sam Lakeman, Feast of Fiddles, Maddy Prior, Chris While, Julie Matthews, Kellie...
Food
Siren Craft Brew’s Lumina at 5: An experimental success written in the stars
The Lumina story starts with the popular Suspended In... series. As an experimental series it encouraged Siren Craft Brew to be adventurous.
The Finchampstead brewery’s...
Food
Star shines bright: Lumina – Siren Craft Brew’s brilliant gluten-free beer – celebrates its 5th birthday
The story of Siren Craft Brew’s best-selling beer Lumina is one of calculated risk.
It was created during the lockdown phase of the Covid-19 pandemic,...
Music
The Heathen Apostles ready for powerful headline show in Reading on July 16
Later this month, gothic Americana band The Heathen Apostles will head to Reading for a night of music.
Their support act will be Reading musical...
Music
Meryl Streek to showcase the new real sound of 2025 Irish Punk Rock with Reading debut
Meryl Streek is preparing to make their Reading-debut when they visit this September, in a gig organised by Club Velocity.
The artist was born and...
Music
The Drowns: 1st time in Reading for awesome blue collar punk rock n rollers
The Drowns are preparing to fly over from Seattle to make their Reading debut this autumn, and they will be hoping we will give...
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